Social Distancing
Title
Social Distancing
Subject
Social & Physical Distancing
Description
Being retired, my husband and I spent a lot of time going out to eat and dance and visit friends and grandchildren. Now we get to wave at our neighbors as they pass by separated from us at a safe distance. Some good friends we do not see at all because they have been scared to death by bad information. We spend a lot of time cleaning and re-cleaning the house and a few make work tasks. I have taken up bike ridging and a group of us do twice daily rides around the neighborhood. Our neighborhood has responded well to the stay-at-home by keeping safe distances. We have small group gathering in driveways instead of homes. Talking about the response to the virus has now become a "do not discuss topic" like religion and politics as households form their own opinions on what is safe. Some friends are laid back and some are panicked. Over all though our social circle is hanging in and anticipating the end of the lock down. Within my circle of friends we were always in touch but are now sharing more joke videos as they show up. My husband and I take short drives, break up the day, and visit with small groups of friends in driveways.
Creator
Elizabeth Loper, responses to St. Augustine Historical Society Online Questionnaire
Date
May 2020
Contributor
Kelly Enright
Format
photograph
Type
photograph and questionnaire
Collection
Citation
Elizabeth Loper, responses to St. Augustine Historical Society Online Questionnaire, “Social Distancing,” accessed April 28, 2024, https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/3.